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22 US service members injured after ‘helicopter mishap’ in northeastern Syria | #alaska | #politics

CNN  —  Twenty-two US service members have been injured to “various degrees” after a “helicopter mishap” in northeastern Syria, according to a statement released by US Central Command on Monday. “The cause of the incident is under investigation, although no enemy fire was reported,” the statement said. The service members are receiving treatment for injuries […]

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Mayors of Istanbul and Ankara cry foul over reporting of Turkey’s election results – POLITICO

ISTANBUL — Two of Turkey’s most senior opposition politicians, Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu and Ankara Mayor Mansur Yavaş, cried foul over the way the state-run Anadolu news agency was reporting results of Turkey’s election on Sunday night, saying it was giving a distortedly high early count to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. In its results based […]

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Alabama

House Republicans Tell State Department to Preserve All Documents on Grants Backing Atheism | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Eighteen House Republicans, led by Republican Study Committee Chairman Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.), are warning Secretary of State Antony Blinken to preserve all official documents and communications on a grant program promoting atheism overseas. Their warning came in an Aug. 2 letter made public on Aug. 3 in which the House Republicans told Blinken that […]

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Mayor

Miami Mayor: “Crypto was our slingshot against the Silicon Valley Goliath.”

“We spent 10 years trying to create a tech ecosystem in Miami. Whether you like it or not, it will be part of our lives. We knew as a city we would have to create an ecosystem,” said Mayor Francais Suarez in the opening remarks of a fireside chat hosted by Tribe Tel Aviv as […]

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Arkansas

‘Frightening’: US appeals court upholds Arkansas anti-BDS law | Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions News

A US court of appeals upheld an Arkansas law that restricts state contractors from boycotting Israel, raising concerns about governmental infringement on free speech when it comes to criticism of Israeli abuses. The Eighth Circuit Court ruled on Wednesday that boycotts fall under commercial activity, which the state has a right to regulate, not “expressive […]

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Live updates | Separatists to nationalize ships in Mariupol

The leader of Russia-backed separatists who control part of Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region says his administration will nationalize some of the ships in the port of Mariupol. Denis Pushilin was quoted by Russian state news agency RIA Novosti on Tuesday as saying that “some of the vessels will come under the jurisdiction of the Donetsk […]

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